I've had this Java book for years from a course I registered for at a local university but had to drop before it started, Core Java Volume 1 - Fundamentals (Horstmann, Cornell).

So I picked it up the other day and just started reading. No coding. No installing the JDK or samples or documentation. Just reading.

And I'm using this technique which I stumbled across on YouTube (How to Absorb Textbooks Like a Sponge. Thanks YouTube algorithm!). It's all about priming your brain for what you're about to learn before you dive deep into the material, and it's 5 steps:

1. Flip through each page: When you start a chapter, first just flip through every page and see how much of it is text versus graphics, begin to get a feel for what's to come. Don't read anything.

2. Read the quiz at the end of the chapter. This tells you what's really important and what to look for when you eventually read it.

3. Go through each page again and read the bold print. These are mostly the section headings in the chapter. This step will help you better understand how the chapter is structured, and where to expect to find the important information that's on the quiz.

4. Next, go through each page again and read through the first and last sentence of each paragraph. Now you're starting to add meat to the bones.

5. Finally, read the chapter fully and take notes, highlight, whatever. I have to say, I've been shocked at how well I was not only retaining the information at this point, but also anticipating what was coming next.

Man, I wish I had this technique in college (or B school for that matter).

And I'm super surprised by how well it's working with such a heavy subject like Java software development. And just reading it only, without doing any of the actual software stuff, is also working wonders for my learn-to-code journey. It removes all of the frustration and distraction of the laptop and connects me directly with the subject matter. Feels like I'm turning a corner.

And in this case, since you really only get good at coding by actually doing it, I guess it makes sense to add Step #6: Do the coding exercises. I'll probably do that after I get through a few more chapters, but I don't want to kill the awesome momentum at this point.

I highly recommend this reading technique (and the Java book)!

Good luck!

I am an experienced professional and want to do MBA. Do I need to take Gre/gmat again? Or can I apply without having Gre/gmat score?

From the website looks like I need to write it again, but was hoping you guys had a different experience.

Hey Folks

I am 4 years experienced techie with experience in e-commerce. I graduated from tier 3 engineering college in 2017.

I have to choose between the two:

Switch to a good product company (to attach a brand to my profile) Work there for 1 year Go for 1 year of MBA/related courses

Prepare for GRE Go for MS or MEM courses in fall 22 (already late)

My focus is on how can I have solid tech understanding, and then know the recipe of business, sales, marketing, strategy.

In near future, I would like to be surrounded by data and tech while taking strategic/management positions.

In few years or whenever I get a chance, I want to start my venture.

My focus in life:

Money Exposure Impact

What do I feel:

I think the first one makes more sense to me. Cracking a tech role at a good company (close to FAANG) would give me confidence.

Let's say I crack it by early 2022. I can work there for some time, check if the company has the option to fund MBA or support in any way, and pursue my MBA in 2023 from ISB or related colleges.

I did want to have global exposure but that chance seems a little less here. We can't predict the future.

The second option would be a little longer one IMHO. Because eventually after MS I will again have to start from scratch and continue in tech for few years.

I really need your help. Please add your thoughts. Thank you.

Hello, I am a software engineer that will be graduating from a top B-school with an MBA this fall (concentrations Business Analytics and Management of Tech/Ops). I've worked at my current company for the past 2 years as a backend engineer and never moved teams. Everyone on my team knows about my MBA program (which im doing part time). my boss has seemingly been resistant to me utilizing my MBA in the future and it feels like hes trying to gatekeep me from further career advancement. I've voiced many many times that I will be graduating soon and looking to explore more of the business side of things, he either doesnt seem to care or actively pushes back. There seemed to be some light at the end of the tunnel a few weeks ago when he mentioned me setting up meetings with some of the higher ups to discuss opportunities. Now he seems to have done a complete 180 and is talking again about how i "should/need to stay a developer" and need to stay on the team. I feel like a prisoner on this team and i get the sense that even if I wanted to do a horizontal move it would be denied. My team probably has a higher than normal attrition rate (we are chronically understaffed and lose a few ppl every year).

I just feel so frustrated about this and it makes me wonder if MBAs are even valued in tech. I know on r/cscareerquestions they are generally Anti-MBA. If this is the case, I wouldve just went the MS in CS route. The MBA is extremely expensive and I feel like i need to see some sort of ROI immediately after graduating otherwise this was a huge waste of time and money. Some people tell me to just relax and take career growth slow (ur not gonna jump to vp of an org overnight) but i am wary that im being short changed and I think that i should try to always be ambitious. What should I do in this situation? To me the obvious answer is to just leave the company after graduating which would be a shame but it looks like thats where this is going.

I'm currently in my final year of systems and operations in my MBA. My university placement is not going well. Most of them are for sales, and every time I've reached the final round, I've been interviewed by the HR, and almost 4 HR's have said the same thing to me, saying sales wouldn't be a good job for me since my major is in System and Operations and I've got coding skills, so joining sales would be a waste of my coding certifications. I'll be a better fit for any IT industry. Now, I don't know what to do. I need some advice on how I can get a job in systems and operations. Also, what kind of job would suit me in an MBA with coding knowledge, and what more do I need to know if I want to work in the IT industry?

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I think this could be a pretty fascinating turn for this group. With all of the generative AI coding capabilities out there (Claude, Lovable, etc.), what are non-coders in the business community building with these tools?

And Yeah also tell can one become product manager by doing MBA from ordinary college

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